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 | 间 | | jiān | 名量 | | | 1 space in between; between; among: | | | 行间 interline | | | 极间 interpolar | | | 轨道间 interorbital | | | 星际间 interplanetary | | | 朋友之间 among friends | | | 师生之间 between teacher and pupil |
| 2 (within a) definite time or space: | | | 世间 in this world | | | 晚间 in the evening |
| 3 room: | | | 里间 inner room | | | 衣帽间 locker |
| 1 [for rooms]: | | | 一间卧室 a bedroom |
| 2 [for room space] a section of a room or the lateral space between two pairs of pillars: | | | 三间门面 three-bay shop front | | | jiàn |
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 | 间 | | jiàn | 名动 | | | I 名 space in between; gap; opening; interval: | | | 乘间 take chance | | | 当间儿 in the middle of sth. | | | 亲密无间 be on intimate terms |
| 1 separate: | | | 相间 alternate with |
| 2 sow discord: | | | 离间 drive a wedge between |
3 thin out (seedlings) 间苗 jiān |
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